Uber gets on board UK public transport
Having transformed taxis, Uber has teamed up with National Rail, National Express and Megabus to ‘take the hassle out of booking travel’ Uber users who make coach or rail bookings on the Uber app will receive 10% of the cost of their booking back as Uber Credits Uber has this month integrated UK...
Major improvement in public transport apps
In 2019 we researched which apps were available for public transport users and how highly they were rated – three years later things have got better A good app cements the role of a service provider in your life and builds loyalty BY Robert Jack How many apps do you have on your...
I’m the proud father of a young bus user!
My youngest child, Sienna,has embraced the bus as the tool to help her expand her horizons. I hope it becomes a lifetime habit We need to find more young bus users, and keep them We may have finally cracked it! My 16-year-old daughter Sienna is a bus convert! Last week she passed...
Taking public transport in a new direction?
Boris Johnson put public transport at the heart of his domestic agenda. Liz Truss and her new transport secretary are being urged to keep up support Anne-Marie Trevelyan, pictured at the wheel of an Alexander Dennis bus at last year’s COP 26 climate summit Anne-Marie Trevelyan was this week appointed as secretary of...
McGill’s buys First Scotland East business
UK’s largest independent bus group expands again McGill’s was already the largest independent bus operator in the UK First Bus has agreed to sell its First Scotland East business and all its routes in the region to McGill’s Group. The sale, which will complete later this month, includes all First Bus depots in...
‘Sustainable travel zone’ to fund better buses
Greater Cambridge Partnership reveals plans for expanded bus network and capped fares that would be funded by a new congestion charge Greater Cambridge Partnership plans more frequent bus services The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has published ambitious proposals for congestion charging to help fund a range of significant improvements to local buses. GCP...
A chill wind for public transport?
The wait is over and we now have a new prime minister and a new secretary of state. What does this mean for the transport agenda? Liz Truss speaking outside Downing Street after becoming prime minister So we do indeed have Liz Truss as the new prime minister, as I predicted in...
Don’t let technology become a barrier
We must not deprive anyone of public transport, or offer them an inferior service, because they can’t or won’t use technology Barcode ticketing is great for those who want it – but don’t force us to use technology Last month, I mentioned to my 15-year-old niece that I am worried about growing...
Why haven’t we made MaaS work?
In the UK it has been hard to create a Mobility as a Service offering centred around public transport, and that must change The Jelbi app With the cost of living crisis biting, people need alternatives to expensive cars and expensive fuel bills. Over in Europe, entire countries are trialling super low...
Deal to sell Abellio UK to management team
Dominic Booth ‘thrilled to have the opportunity to return key public transport services back into UK ownership’ as Dutch owners exit market Abellio UK operates four rail companies, including Greater Anglia (pictured) Dutch national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen is exiting the UK public transport sector after 20 years. A management buyout will pave...
More Bus benefits as Yellow Buses collapses
Bournemouth-based Yellow Buses ceased operations on August 4 with local rival Go-Ahead-owned More Bus quickly working to plug the gaps Andrew Wickham, managing director of Go South Coast Bournemouth-based Yellow Buses ceased operations on August 4 after administrator Milsted Langdon admitted it had been unable to find a buyer for the beleaguered former...
Lessons we can learn from Scandi cities